Horatio Greenough
(1805–1852) amerikansk skulptör
Horatio Greenough (USA, 1805–1852) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Horatio Greenough belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Horatio Greenough was born in Boston and died in Somerville. Horatio Greenough trained at Harvard University and Phillips Academy. Horatio Greenough became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Horatio Greenough was awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
One of the best-known works is ‘George Washington’. The catalogue has 9 works by Horatio Greenough with free images. The dated works span the years 1831–1850. Works by Horatio Greenough are held by drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Robert Walter Weir, Fitz Henry Lane, Alvan Clark, Carl Nebel, and Magnus von Wright.